New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04

1 already resolved TO comply with his demand sooner
| than incur tho odum ami scandal involved III pubic
trial II absolutely true, as she had S'a'eu' 'a'
bo was Indifferent to the pccunaly aspect ofthc qucs-
| ton for she vas not avaricions woman ana sho
| nocecssed q few thousand pounds Of her own III was
,nlv her proper pridc and sfrcs poet when had sug
ccsted TO her 10 take time for considerations ~ WIS
mpossibIc to doubt. from her brothcr III" urhlcdi
or that he seriously believed that She was ghiy OF
,bc charge he brought against her. and this led poor
Mrs OcLlvnc to wonder uncaSily whether shc cohlu
| rc,uv have DESTROYED the will Allan Grahains let
TORS formed bulky packet. and II had certainly not
occurred 70 her to 60 through them In "rdcr 10 ascer
tain that there no other paper tea UP WIN '"''i
rIer husbands will was short document ana u "o"u
hovc hccn characteristics Of his brutay vindctivc dis
po,ltion II b, had placed the letters WIN MS Will a.
n sort of efim explanation TO her OF inc cause ol 'h'
,.,,,rc rrovlsion h, had made for her This Idea,
far fetched as It might have appeared tn her IN cam'r
,noncnts nevertheless tended TO strengthen her de
cislon. o,,
was almost relieved al receiving scconh WISH H""
her brother ln-law, who called later IN The evening
80 ,,rc her n sign the necessary documents, waving
bcr IT, al claims without delay. IL" had brought the
na,crs with him. and Mrs Ocllync could not With
,tand the temptation Of dispo'lng oil 'he "ho'o ">r
lc business without the worry OF inf'hcr hara'S'hR
oroc,,ops william Ockdyucs manner, moreover
roueh 1crcmptory and o,crbcaring, was ncVcrthn
los mara concfiatory than II had been earlier In the
d,v and he cvinccd a desire. which poor Mrs "ck
dync in l,r trouble appreciated to spare her Feelings
~ avoiding any unpleasant illusions. Sh' hau act
ually taken up her pen. for the purpose oil signing
away her interest In her hushandS property "h'h
mail servant entered the room. and rather myNicH-
ou,ly requested her to CONC outside at once
william Ockdyrc Ml4ticntly asked her 10 sign The
manor, before She lrft bat his siscrn law, rrscntlns
Ills Interference. laid the pen aside ana rose In re-
sponsc to the servants summons. ouisld' the d"or
the girl whispered that gentleman was IN the d'hhS
room who would not give his name when hc heard
that She was engaged with Mr. Nliiiam ''huShc ou'
desired to .Irak To- her forthwith
Considerably my,tlncd aud vaguely alarmed. Ms.
OcLdvne proceeded 10 the dining room. where she
found awaiting her queer looking rosy 'm''''
gray haired. old gentleman. Who, Advancing toward
her with patcrua air. held out his hand ahd sAid Dis
name Parchment
am deeply grc,cd. my dear madam mat owing
o absence from town Iid NOT hear 81 your hnshaude
death tm INV return to-day ~, strict inInuction'
,rcr, that slould be- ever De- suddenly taken w. when
he seemed 10 app.chcnd. VA, Immediately To CON.
uuucatc with you. Hearing from th' servant ih''
Won wcrc engaged with Nr william ochd>n"' th""HW
II advisable 10 ask you 90 step out and see mo De-
added. contlrutiailN.
May inquire the object Of your WISH sal" '''''
ocklync. staring at him.
Your husband called upon mo. my dear madam
few months back ON the subject Of hi' VIII. tie
showed mc the viii which DO, former solicitor a Mt.
rorlc. had prepared for him. and told him that 10
vas a wicked. cruel and unjust VIII sNd Inc o''
gentleman. sfoutly.
Dd my husband explain ""'i"'''' ''''' "
dyuc. With rising color
IL. explained everything and hl, explanations d'd
NOT alter mv opinion" said Mr. Iairhmrni' LOOKING
n nor lcurtoculy "Io make long story Short
plcvaicd upon hm 20 destroy bis former VIII ana q"
make another, which d..s lu,ucc TO You @s bis wife,